Toy



J. P. FLIPPO.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1919.

L835,5?1 Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

ATTOR N EY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P. FIiIPPO, OF COVINGTON', VIRGINIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. V30, 1920.

i Application filed May. 27, 1919. Serial No. 800,019.

To all whom it may ooncem:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. Fmrro, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Covington, county of Alleghany, and State of Virginia, haveinvented a new and .Improved Toy, of which-the following is a go highspeed rotation and emit attractive and pleaslng sounds.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a rotatingelement which may be ornamented by painting color schemes thereon andwhich rotating colored or painted part will produce a dazzlingcomplexity of visual appearance.

With the above principal objects, and others, in view, the invention hasrelation to a certain combination of parts and elements, an example ofwhich is portrayed in the following description, and specificallypointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the device in assembled form, Fig.2 shows a sectional viewof the device and Fig. 3 shows a detail view ofa tone producing element employed.

Referring more in particular to the drawings, wherein the samemechanical parts throughout the several views are designated by the samereference characters, the numeral 1 points out a vertically disposedspinning shaft fitted on the lower end thereof with a head 2. The head 2and spinning shaft are integrally made from a single piece of stockmaterial such as Wood, and a squared shoulder 3 is shaped at the top ofthe head. The upper end of the spinning shaft may be sharpened orfinished off as designated by 4 and provided with a squared shoulder 5.The spinning shaft provided with the characteristic constructionportrayed will be made of, appropriate length and can vary according tothe size of the toy to be built.

A plurality of rotating arms -6 will be fitted upon the upper stem 4 ofthe spinni 1";

. shaft and engage the shoulder 5. The-arms 6 are centrally providedwith y a square shaped aperture adapted to tightly fit the squared shaftand engage the shoulder 5.

The rotating arms 6 may be constructed of cardboard, light wood, orother suitable material and have any appropriate shape to best suit theneeds of a toy of this character. The present drawings show a pair ofrotating arms mounted transverselv one with the other, but it will beunderstood that any number of rotatin arms can be employed and securedto the spinning shaft in the manner here described.

The outer extremity of each rotating arm will be fitted with a toneproducing element 7. This tonal fixture or element 7 will be a bell,whistle, or other device selected by the manufacturer. The toneproducing elements will referably be attached to the underneath si e ofthe rotating arms by a link 8 or other means.

A power arm 9 will be made of wood, or heavy paste-board and be providedwith a central aperture. This power arm will be. slidably confined uponthe spinning shaft. Knobs 10 will be integrally shaped on the outerextremities of the power arm, and this member 9 will conform in contourand shape so as to appropriately fit the hand of the child or otherperson who will spin the toy. A cord or band 11 will be passed through ahole formed in the upper portion of the spinning shaft and each end ofthe cord will be securely fixed or tied to each knob 10. With the powerarm in downwardly limited position the cord 11 will stand angularly fromthe spinning shaft as shown in dotted lines.

A rotatin disk 12 is pressed upon the s uared sho der 3 of the spinninghead and a apted to rotate with the spinning shaft. This rotating diskmay be built .of any suitable material similar to the material employedfor constructing the other elements. The upper face of the disk may bepainted may be implrinted radially thereon so as to present a azzlingand commingling color ap earance when the disk is rotated.

o operate the device the child will grasp the power arm upon eachside ofthe spinning shaft and exert upward and downward pressure on said armcausing it to travel slidably upon the spinning shaft. This willalternately wind and unwind the cord 11 about the spinning shaft thuscausing high speed rotation in first one direction and then the other ofthe apparatus. The rotating disk will function to nerate a gyroscopiceffect which 'will ten to maintain the hand-spun top in a vertical planefor a short time after the operator has released hold upon the powerarm. The rotating arms and tone producing elements will also tend toimpart a gyroscopic tendency to the device. The whistles or bellsattached to the rotating arms will produce sound when the deviceundergoes operation.

This form of toy may be known as a flipper top and may be constructedunder the specifications and claims herein disclosed.

or may vary in design and operation with- -1. A hand sp un topcomprising; a shaft,

a shoulder formed thereon, a head made with the spinning shaft adjacentthe shoulder, a rotating disk secured to the shoulder, a shoulder formedupon the upper end of the spinning shaft, a plurality of rotating armstightly pressed upon the upper shoulder, a power. arm employed to rotatethe spinnin shaft, a cord attached to the power arm an wound on theshaft, and tone producirig elements fitted to the arms.

,2. hand spun top comprising: a shaft, a rotating disk secured to theshaft, a plurality of rotating arms fixed upon the shaft, a power armemployed to rotate the shaft,

,and tone producing elements carried by the arms.

1 JOHN P. FLIPPO.

